Food for the Hungry Pastorists Livelihood Project Officers Jobs in Marsabit Kenya

FH/Kenya (Food for the Hungry, Kenya) a Christian Development and relief agency seeks to fill in the following vacant positions at their Marsabit office: 
 

Job Title: Pastorists Livelihood Project Officer  

2 Positions
 

Location: Marsabit County field base
 

Reports To: PLP Manager
 

Application deadline by: 30th June 2014
 

Contract Period: 2 years

Purpose of the Job: Improve Pastoralists livelihoods through support to animal health and production, environmental conservation, institutional strengthening, economic empowerment and livestock marketing using sustainable methods that are relevant to the region.

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities
 

Key Result 1: - Implementation of PLP activities and support Community Mobilization

• Implement PLP activities in accordance with the program log frames and work plans.
• Provide input for the development and implementation of the training curriculum/ materials, conduct trainings and workshops.
• Identify strengths, weaknesses of the project implementation at field level and advise program management accordingly.
• Responsible for community mobilisation in close collaboration with other FH field level staff
• Facilitate planning meetings  at the community level and ensure timely implementation of the workplans
• Documentation of relevant  field level data, proceedings and decisions made at the community level and compilation of field reports as required by the program

Key Result # 2: - Collaboration with communities, local authorities and FH/K partner agencies

• Seek collaboration and build excellent working relations with communities, local leaders, elders and local authorities during project implementation.
• Represent FHK in different forums at the field level.
• Improve the participation of the beneficiaries in the decision-making process.

Key Result # 3: - Reporting, Monitoring and Assessments

• Effectively use monitoring tools to monitor implementation of activities.
• Collect and analyse data for baseline surveys, assessments, monitoring and evaluation as per set guidelines.
• Participate in preparing reports in accordance with FH guidelines and donor requirements.
• Provide field updates to the Program Manager.

Qualifications 

• Vibrant personal relationship with Christ.
• Ability to work independently with a high degree of motivation, result oriented creativeness and adaptability
• Good report writing and analytical skills, computer literate (MS Office – Word and Excel essential)
• Knowledge and experience of assessments and monitoring are an advantage
• Knowledge of related programs, particularly nutrition and water and sanitation, are also an advantage
• Good written and spoken English and good working knowledge of ASAL areas in Kenya.

Education and/or Experience: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as agriculture, livestock, business development and marketing, environmental/natural resource management with at least three years’ relevant work experience in project implementation, monitoring and community relations.
 

Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications quoting current remuneration, updated CVs with three referees, day telephone contacts to: 

Human Resources Manager

Email address hr_fhkenya@fh.org 

latest by 30/6/2014.
 

NB:  only short listed candidates will be contacted.